Terminating Income Withholding for Child Support by Agreement

If your case was processed by the Child Support Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas (OAG), contact your regional Attorney General’s office to process the termination administratively. Use the Find Child Support Locations tool on the OAG's website to find your regional OAG's office.

If you handled your child support case privately—without the assistance of the Texas Attorney General’s office—contact the district clerk’s office in your county and ask how the clerk processes Requests to Terminate Income Withholding for Child Support.

Tip: This may also be called a Motion to Terminate Income Withholding.

It is likely—but may not be required in your county. Some clerk’s offices require a signed order by a judge indicating that income withholding is terminated before the clerk will send a termination of withholding order/notice to the employer of the obligor (the parent who pays child support).

Call your district clerk’s office to confirm what your court requires.

Maybe. Call your clerk to ask if this form is necessary for your situation. This request only applies to your situation if:

• Both the obligor and obligee (the parent who has received the child support) agree to terminate income withholding for child support

and

• The child becomes 18 years of age or graduates from high school, or
• The child’s disabilities of minority are removed by marriage, court order, or another operation of law, or
• The child dies, or
• The obligor initiated voluntary withholding.

Maybe. Call your local district clerk to find out if the judge needs to sign an order before the clerk can issue a notice/order to terminate withholding to the obligor’s employer. Use the Order to Employer to Terminate Withholding for Support as a proposed order to file with the court.

Maybe. Some clerks require proof or an accounting from the Child Support Office indicating that the child support obligation has terminated and that there are no arrears before the clerk will issue an Order/Notice to Terminate to the Obligor’s employer.

Yes. The Texas Family Code indicates the clerk may charge a reasonable filing fee not to exceed $15 to file a Request for Termination of Withholding Order. Texas Family Code 158.403(c).

Call your district clerk’s office to see what fees will apply in your situation.

Yes! If possible, talk with a lawyer. You can hire a lawyer just to give you advice and review your forms, or represent you at a hearing. This is called limited scope representation, which is one way to make private attorneys more affordable. If you need help finding a lawyer, you can:

• Our Legal Help Directory can help you locate a legal aid office, lawyer referral service, or self-help center in your area. 

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If the other parent does not agree to a joint request to stop child support withholding, then you may have to file a petition to terminate withholding for child support and go to court.